Patent applications, residents in Namibia
Namibia: Patent applications, residents was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1 for patent applications, residents in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 83.3% on the previous year and down 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Namibia peaked at 21 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 129th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 | — |
| 1991 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 1993 | 13 | +333.3% |
| 2015 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 | +38.5% |
| 2017 | 10 | -44.4% |
| 2018 | 21 | +110.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | -61.9% |
| 2022 | 3 | -62.5% |
| 2023 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -83.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10, 10% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| 2010s | 14 | 8 | 21 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.33 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More science & technology data for Namibia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 85.16 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8517 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.16 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6667 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 8 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Namibia?
- Patent applications, residents in Namibia was 1 in 2024, according to WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
- What is the highest patent applications, residents recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 21 in 2018.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for patent applications, residents?
- Namibia ranks 129th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as part of Patent applications, residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.